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convention Definition

con·ven·tion (kən ven′s̸hən)

noun

  1. Rare a convening or being convened
    1. an assembly, often periodical, of members or delegates, as of a political, social, professional, or religious group
    2. the members or delegates at such an assembly
    3. in the U.S., an official gathering of delegates of one party to select candidates for office, formulate party policies, etc.
    1. an agreement between persons, nations, etc. a copyright convention; the Geneva Convention
    2. general agreement on the usages and practices of social life bohemian revolt against convention
    1. a customary practice, rule, method, etc.; usage the soliloquy was an Elizabethan dramatic convention
    2. Card Games a bid or play understood by partners to have a special meaning when made by either of them

Etymology: ME convencioun < L conventio < pp. of convenire, convene

convention Synonyms

convention

n.

  1. An occasion at which members or delegates assemble

    assembly, convocation, meeting, conference; see gathering.

  2. Those assembled at a convention, sense 1

    delegates, representatives, members, conventioneers; see committee, organization 3.

  3. Custom

    practice, habit, fashion, protocol; see custom 1, 2.

  4. An established mode of procedure

    canon, code, precept, rule; see custom 2, law 2, 3.

convention Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • ratify: The UK and Germany, where much of the current research into cloning is being carried out, have not ratified the above convention.
  • defy: Celestial Excursions defies this convention by presenting characters without context.
  • violate: Such designs violated the conventions by which the machinists plied their trade.
  • contravene: All that judges can do, if they find that legislation contravenes the European Convention, is to issue a declaration of incompatibility.
  • flout: This is only 'wrong ' inasmuch as it flouts a man-made convention which appears to command an overwhelming measure of consensus among English-speakers!
  • strengthen: We also support addressing the issue of explosive remnants of war in the context of strengthening the Convention.

Converse of subject

bind: Their naming and structure are bound by set conventions and they are often tightly regulated, unlike a bulletin board.

Adjective modifier

  • un: There is a UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
  • European: The ECHR deals with cases under the European Convention on Human Rights, which was signed in 1950.
  • constitutional: The EU's Magna Charta Less than a year after Nice, the heads of state or government decided to convene a constitutional convention.
  • international: Gnjilane was hit with two very powerful missiles air cluster bombs banned by international convention.
  • Democratic: In 1969 Seale is indicted in Chicago for protesting during the Democratic national convention of last year.
  • theatrical: The mask allows the actor to explore an entirely different mode of performing from that required by modern theatrical conventions.

Modifies a noun

  • center: Is covered start convention centers or the us the map shop.
  • bureau: Convention bureau website often for individuals said john grgurina.

Noun used with modifier

  • naming: Naming: There is no standard naming convention for this type of virus.
  • calling: Compiling the C program with the -ps flag will ensure that the requisite STDCALL calling convention is used.
  • un: You can also find info on the 1951 UN Convention and learn about asylum.
  • stephens: Starting to come they have in any appreciable degree cheap car insurance australia stephens convention center.

Preposition: of

genre: In His revelatory process God chose to communicate His truth within the conventions of numerous literary genres.